Next week! ALTA is excited to take part in the University of Arizona Language Fair next Wednesday, April 17 from 11am - 2pm. Come by the ALTA table on the University of Arizona Mall and say hello! UA Humanities CERCLL - UArizona bit.ly/3TGU5Rs

Join us next week for a deep dive on literary translation with spring fellow, translator & WordsWithoutBorders founding editor samantha schnee. In discussion with writer Irati Elorrieta & translators Katy Derbyshire, Mui Poopoksakul & Saskia Vogel. Register here: buff.ly/3TJy2cO

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Any literary translators planning on presenting at American Literary Translators Association (ALTA)'s annual conference this year? The #ALTA 47 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗮𝗹𝘀 is open! This year's theme: 𝗩𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. literarytranslators.org/conference/alt…
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ALTA is excited to present Write The World: A Day of Translation on May 21! Connect with translators & translation enthusiasts from across the globe. Registration is open, and tickets are just $15 for the whole day! Find the whole lineup + more info here: bit.ly/4cQoXYe

🎉The #InternationalBooker2024 shortlist from The Booker Prizes has been announced!

Congrats to all the shortlistees, including ALTA members Sora Kim-Russell, sarah timmer harvey, and Johnny Lorenz, and ALTA mentor Kira Josefsson! bit.ly/48Une0W

On the Talk of Iowa podcast, listen to past ALTA President Aron Aji and ALTA Program Director Kelsi Vanada talk about the University of Iowa literary translation program -- the oldest in the US -- and what makes literary translation so special: bit.ly/4aH44wP

Bookshelves looking a little bare? Check out this roundup of recently-published fiction in translation, including ALTA member Julia Sanches' translation of THE TIME OF CHERRIES by Montserrat Roig, pub. DauntBooksPublishing! bit.ly/3xpIa2Z

We're looking forward to speaking with the students of KentLingua today about ALTA and the benefits we offer students! If you're a member of KentLingua, we're excited to meet you soon!

📣 Don't forget: Proposals for panels and workshops for the upcoming ALTA conference, ALTA47: Voices in Translation, are open! See the full description of the conference theme and find out how to propose a conference session by June 17 here: bit.ly/43bFWjl

Submissions are now open for the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation 2024. The deadline for sending entries is Friday 3 May. For rules and how to submit, see: tinyurl.com/mryz788w

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'She thought of herself as an aquarium, one that she let anyone fill with fish as they pleased. '

At Asian American Writers' Workshop, don't miss 'Once Upon A Time,' an essay by Lin Yi-Han and translated + with a translator's note by ALTA Board member Jenna Tang (she/her)! bit.ly/3J0PDYI

'I was very pleased when a reader describes reading the novel as akin to drinking an iced americano in a cosy café in Seoul.'

At @asiaartarchive past ALTA mentee shanna discusses her translation WELCOME TO THE HYUNAM-DONG BOOKSHOP by Hwang Bo-reum: bit.ly/3U2zwjS

🚨Deadline has been extended!🚨
There is one more week to submit applications for the 2024 Armory Square Prize - we'll be accepting submissions through April 8.

'For me, memory is the most important tool for working with writing. Memory is like a raging sea within me. It demands to be expressed in language.'

At Asymptote Journal, don't miss this conversation Oksana Vasyakina & past ALTA Travel Fellow Elina Alter: bit.ly/3VIlvZS

🎉 PEN America's 2024 literary grant winners have been announced! Congratulations to all, including ALTA mentee luminosa, member Jack Hargreaves, and past Lucien Stryk Prize judges DongLi 李栋 & Soje on receiving PEN/Heim Translation Fund grants! bit.ly/3PJEYpc

We asked writer and instructor Jenna Tang how literature and translation serve as a bridge between different cultures.

She tells us, 'All in all, literature makes a culture even more seen.'

🔗 Sign up for Jenna's class at the link in our bio

Read an interview with Jenna Tang, a Taiwanese writer, educator, and translator who translates between Mandarin Chinese, Spanish, French, and English, on Understanding Taiwanese Literature with our partner WritingWorkshops.com: bit.ly/UnderstandingT…

🏆 The Griffin Poetry Prize Griffin Poetry Prize longlist has been announced! Congratulations to all, including ALTA member Mira Rosenthal for her translation from Polish of TO THE LETTER by Tomasz Różycki, out from Archipelago Books! bit.ly/3TBTG2D

DAKOTA by Wong Koi Tet was one of my first literary translation projects. It brought me an American Literary Translators Association (ALTA) mentorship with Julia Sanches, bore witness to my growth, brought me community, and taught me so much. The book is now launching on 13/4 🥹. Sign up: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…